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Dino seems to stretching his crop more then Luna used to. Is this normal or could it be a sign of illness? He was on 2 rounds of Baytril when we first got him - Dec - Jan and the vet said he was cleared up (was a lower resp. infection)

Like to know some thoughts on the topic.

Thanks,

Jo

is it the "yawning" you mean? And sometimes they shake their head a little and stretch their necks??
My birds do it after preening, it looks a bit scary, as if they're choking but it is perfectly normal, they get a little feather stuck in their throat.
I believe if a bird does it pretty much constantly though, that you could be looking at an illness.......

I'm sure someone with more knowledge will reply soon

Mine does that too .Button especially does it after being scratched on the head. I think it is pretty normal for the most part unless it is excessive which could mean an yeast infection